Food City donates to WRCB’s Share Your Christmas food drive

Published 12:01 am Monday, February 24, 2020

On Feb. 17 at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank warehouse, Food City made a gift of $176,219 to the food bank and area hunger relief organizations.

A team of local Food City store managers, led by District Manager Daryl Massey, presented the check that reflected contributions made by customers at 27 Food City locations in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia during the 2019 WRCB Channel 3’s Share Your Christmas. Of this total, the food bank will receive $75,215.

“This gift from Food City is a tremendous contribution to support our mission of leading a network of partners in eliminating hunger and promoting better nutrition in our region, but it is just one of the many ways they work with us to solve hunger,” said David McCorkle, chief financial officer of the Food Bank. “Throughout the year, Food City locations in our service area donate nutritious products from their shelves to food pantries across Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Thanks to their participation in our retail rescue program, Food City has helped to create 300,954 meals last year alone from donated food.”

Daryl Massey presented the check, which reflected an increase over the previous three years.

“WRCB Channel 3’s Share Your Christmas is more than a holiday tradition for us,” Massey said. “Supporting the Chattanooga Area Food Bank is a commitment of our customers and our staff to making nutritious foods a reality for our neighbors in need.”

Pam Teague, WRCB vice president and general manager added, “Share Your Christmas has been a Channel 3 tradition for 35 years and we are humbled by how our community turns out every year to help our neighbors.”

Out of the $176,219 total, the remaining $101,004 will be divided among 13 hunger relief agencies, including Helping Hands Food Pantry in Chatsworth and Salvation Army of Dalton.

Food City plans to hold another food drive, “Friends in Need,” beginning March 11.